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First and 10: Some ideas for a better second half

November 10, 2009

Here are 10 suggestions for the Cleveland Browns as they head to the second half of the season:
1)      Run the ball. The one thing the offense did kind of, sort of well the first half was run the ball. Jerome Harrison and Jamal Lewis each had 100-yard games. There have been some good runs. This [...]

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First and 10: The frustration grows

October 27, 2009

I'll be at the Cavs opener tonight, so this week's First and 10 arrives a little early.
1)      There were many reactions to my idea that it's time for the Browns to admit they made a mistake with Eric Mangini, that it's best to move on. Almost 90 percent of the e-mails and calls were positive. [...]

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Brady Quinn plays not a down as Browns are blown out by Packers

October 25, 2009

Things Brady Quinn must be wondering:
–What it takes to calculate the velocity of a pigeon carrying no mail flying into the jet stream during the early evening hours without knowing the initial speed of the pigeon?
—The formula for Coke.
—Why he can't play six or seven minutes in a blowout loss when the guy ahead of [...]

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First and 10 with the Browns: Suspend Braylon Edwards

October 6, 2009

First and 10
1)      The Browns should suspend Braylon Edwards for Sunday'a game in Buffalo. He earned it. Suspend him. Enact some true discipline, not the ceremonial kind that fines guys for minor offenses or forces them to run a lap for this, that or the other. Edwards embarrassed the Browns with his actions in the [...]

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The Browns will start Derek Anderson

October 1, 2009

Well … Brady Quinn got more time than Charlie Frye …
Now we have Derek Anderson returning to the Browns starting lineup at quarterback. Quinn’s dream lasted 10 quarters, and now it’s in the land of the unknowns.
I wasn’t real thrilled with the way Quinn played, but the more I think the more I wonder if [...]

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First and 10 … sort of … with the Browns

September 29, 2009

First and 10 27 with the Browns
 1)      Well things are just peachy now, eh? It’s hard to believe the Browns could be more of a mess, and a revived Cincinnati team arrives Sunday. It’s also hard to know where to start with this team. There are only 10 items (though the name did change this [...]

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The Browns look awful in Denver

September 20, 2009

I believe this is the moment where I get to say: "Gee, I hate to be negative … but …"
The Browns stunk up the joint in Denver on Sunday. They played a team that many thought they could beat, and they lost by 21. It wasn't even that close. Denver could have had two more [...]

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Mangini taking shots from many quarters

September 11, 2009

Interesting take from Mike Lombard in the National Football Post on Eric Mangini’s decision not to reveal the Browns starting quarterback even thought everyone in the Western Hemisphere knows it’s Brady Quinn (would Mangini start Derek Anderson for a play just to play with folks … nah).
Lombardi is quite critical, saying Mangini’s decision “might be [...]

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First and 10: Time for Quinn?

August 30, 2009

First of the season … regular production begins the week of the opener.
1)      I think if Saturday was a regular season game the Browns get whacked pretty good. Kerry Collins and the Titans offense moved the ball pretty easily, and they did it with short throws and the running game. The Browns made a good play [...]

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Money matters and the Browns QB situation

August 25, 2009

Profootballtalk.com points out the financial realities in Brady Quinn’s contract, stating Quinn will trigger a $5 million escalator for 2010 if he plays 70 percent of this season’s snaps, and will trigger a $1.32 playing-time incentive if he is on the field for 45 percent of the snaps.
PFT continues: “… if it's truly a toss-up, [...]

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Derek Anderson's time is precious

August 20, 2009

Eric Mangini says he will let the Browns quarterback process play out, that it’s better to make sure he makes the right decision rather than a forced one on a deadline.
He’s right about that.
But it also makes me worry that instead of having one quarterback emerging, the decision might be made by default. As in [...]

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The beauty of democracy

July 16, 2009

ESPN did a survey for the best quarterback in the AFC North. Players cast the votes. Two Browns players received a vote. Go figure. Maybe some players were yanking ESPN's chain?

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One more opinion that the Browns staff prefers Derek Anderson

May 14, 2009

Fox's John Czarnecki writes that "there is no question that the new Browns' hierarchy seems to prefer Derek Anderson over fan-favorite Brady Quinn, despite the front office unwillingness to trade the Notre Dame kid prior to last month's draft." Depsite that, Czarnecki predicts Quinn will be the starter because he's a better practice player than [...]

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Some more on your Cleveland Browns

April 17, 2009

I always wonder if I'm being too hard on the Cleveland Browns.  Yesterday GM George Kokinis spoke with the media, and really didn't say anything of substance. He talked a lot and answered a lot of questions, but really didn't speak in depth on them at all.
That's his right, of course. And I understand that sometimes [...]

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Perhaps the Browns should be happy …

April 3, 2009

The Jets don't have a quarterback like Derek Anderson or Brady Quinn. They don't have a guy who has thrown 29 TD passes or a guy who was a first-round draft pick out of Notre Dame. So perhaps the Jay Cutler situation comes to this: Substitute the word "Browns" for the word "Jets" here and understand [...]

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This talk of acquiring Jay Cutler defies logic

April 1, 2009

Let the Jay Cutler rumor mill start churning.
Broncos owner Pat Bowlen released a stunning statement Tuesday night saying he was going to trade his quarterback. Immediately, the Browns surfaced as a possible – and in some cases — likely landing spot.
I don't get it. I just don't get it.
Two years ago, the fan base was [...]

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A couple Browns quarterback thoughts

March 12, 2009

 Former Browns Pro Personnel Director Jeremy Green now works for ESPN, and he recently held an online chat. He's a bright guy who should be back in the league. Whatever. Here's his answers on some Browns questions.
Who will be the starting quarterback, Brady Quinn or Derek Anderson?
"Quinn. Again what does (Eric) Mangini have to lose? [...]

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The Cavs called about Antawn Jamison?

February 18, 2009

I don't like Antawn Jamison as a player. I love him. He is a great, great player, underrated, professional … name it. And the thought that the Cavs have talked to the Wizards about him is as pretty enticing.
This story was broken by Ian Thomsen of SI.com, and he's pretty well connected. According to Thomsen, [...]

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More on the mural of Hall of Famers …

January 29, 2009

I've written a lot about this mural of Hall of Famers that used to be on wall in the Browns facility in Berea. Originally I had been told the mural had been painted over. In reality, it was taken down, but nobody can tell me if it was taken down intact. Stating it was painted [...]

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Indianapolis does not get a TD and still beats the Browns

November 30, 2008

The Browns lost 10-6 to Indianapolis, making this a season when they have lost when they scored 27 and 30 points and lost when they scored six and six points.
The Browns held the Colts vaunted offense without an offensive touchdown for the first time in more than five years, and lost.
At times it was hard [...]

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First and 10: Where do we start with the Browns?

November 25, 2008

First and 10
1)      I've been thinking and thinking all day about the Browns and I just don't know where to start. Where does one start with this team?
2)      It seems to be a team disintegrating in front of our eyes. The GM sends a completely inappropriate e-mail to a fan. He's taking fans' e-mails while [...]

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Someone gets it that LeBron might not leave, and why the difference in judgment with Quinn and Anderson?

November 22, 2008

Finally, there's someone out there who gets it that Lebron James will not automatically leave Cleveland after next season, that LeBron's driving force is multiple championships, and that he knows nobody has ever done it in his home town. As Ian Thomsen writes on SI.com: "To become the equal to (or eclipse) Jordan, LeBron must [...]

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Who has really hurt the Browns … and anyone care to join me on the drive to Buffalo on Monday?

November 15, 2008

Heading to Buffalo …
Anyone care to shuffle off to the game with me … you can drive:

 
 Who has really hurt the Browns?
The more I think about the Browns this season the more I believe the team's record is far more a product of the people around Derek Anderson than Derek Anderson. One player who bears a [...]

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First and 10: Brady Quinn to start against Denver

November 4, 2008

First and 10
1)      Good luck Brady Quinn. You get to lead a team that … may or may not have its No. 2 receiver … does have a No. 1 receiver who continually drops passes that can make or break your future … has an offensive line underperforming, especially compared to a year ago … [...]

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The Browns: A collapse of major proportions

November 2, 2008

No excuses for the Browns this Sunday against the Baltimore Ravens. That was a dismal collapse in a game that Cleveland had in hand. A truly good team, a real team, wins that game going away after going up 27-13 in the third quarter. A team that lacks character or heart or something intangible lets [...]

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